The Farmer Was Replaced (2023)
- Developer
- Timon Herzog
- Genres
- Casual, Early Access, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 8,834 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 7.7 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You write simple code and watch your drone automate farming tasks, turning grind into a satisfying click-to-execute loop.
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What players say
Players say the game is a rewarding way to learn Python by automating a farm, but it has a steep learning curve and does not teach fundamentals from scratch. Some find it becomes a waiting-heavy idle game, and the in-game editor is frustratingly primitive, though using an external editor solves that.
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